6/20 World Champion Cubs (Montgomery) vs Padres (Chacin) 7:05 CT CSN/670

[BigSlick]

Also Rizzo is an otherworldly lead off guy and we should move him the second he doesn't reach base to start the game off to never ruin the #mystique

[We Got The Whole 9]

We really need Bryant back.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Montgomery is the second best pitcher in the rotation right now. He better not go back to the bullpen whenever Hendricks comes back.

[David]

I'd still bet on Rizzo getting hit tonight, what managers say in public is not what they say in private

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We really need Bryant back.

 

your kb doom boner is weird

[cubsclapp]

We really need Bryant back.

 

Bryant has an OPS of .904, and is still at .808 OPS in the month of June.

 

Last year, when he won the MVP, his OPS entering June 21 was .898. His OPS entering June 27 was .877.

 

He's actually walking more than ever too (15.9%, career-best was 11.8), and his .291 BABIP will likely move up to .330 or so (it was .332 last year and .378 in 2015). His K rate is a career-best 21.3%, though it was even below 20 a couple weeks ago.

 

He's definitely pressing a bit right now and expanding the zone, as well as swinging through or fouling off hangers. But it just looks like a normal slump that happens for everyone (Rizzo goes through like 5 of these a year). He admitted he was dealing with some fatigue and Joe gave him that extra day off.

 

He should be just fine, and will likely go on a tear soon.

[We Got The Whole 9]

We really need Bryant back.

 

Bryant has an OPS of .904, and is still at .808 OPS in the month of June.

 

Last year, when he won the MVP, his OPS entering June 21 was .898. His OPS entering June 27 was .877.

 

He's actually walking more than ever too (15.9%, career-best was 11.8), and his .291 BABIP will likely move up to .330 or so (it was .332 last year and .378 in 2015). His K rate is a career-best 21.3%, though it was even below 20 a couple weeks ago.

 

He's definitely pressing a bit right now and expanding the zone, as well as swinging through or fouling off hangers. But it just looks like a normal slump that happens for everyone (Rizzo goes through like 5 of these a year). He admitted he was dealing with some fatigue and Joe gave him that extra day off.

 

He should be just fine, and will likely go on a tear soon.

Definitely not displeased at all with the season he's having, but I feel in order for the offense to really get on a roll, we need him to click back into place. He's just not seeing the ball too well the last week and change.

 

This isn't a doom boner, either. Just simply stating that one half of Bryzzo is on point right now and if the other gets back on track, our offense should really take off.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

We really need Bryant back.

 

Bryant has an OPS of .904, and is still at .808 OPS in the month of June.

 

Last year, when he won the MVP, his OPS entering June 21 was .898. His OPS entering June 27 was .877.

 

He's actually walking more than ever too (15.9%, career-best was 11.8), and his .291 BABIP will likely move up to .330 or so (it was .332 last year and .378 in 2015). His K rate is a career-best 21.3%, though it was even below 20 a couple weeks ago.

 

He's definitely pressing a bit right now and expanding the zone, as well as swinging through or fouling off hangers. But it just looks like a normal slump that happens for everyone (Rizzo goes through like 5 of these a year). He admitted he was dealing with some fatigue and Joe gave him that extra day off.

 

He should be just fine, and will likely go on a tear soon.

Definitely not displeased at all with the season he's having, but I feel in order for the offense to really get on a roll, we need him to click back into place. He's just not seeing the ball too well the last week and change.

 

This isn't a doom boner, either. Just simply stating that one half of Bryzzo is on point right now and if the other gets back on track, our offense should really take off.

 

Yeah, it definitely seems that we haven't had both of them clicking at the same time yet this season. That will definitely change.

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I'd still bet on Rizzo getting hit tonight, what managers say in public is not what they say in private

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Obviously I would have lost that bet.

 

I'm actually mostly annoyed at MLB right now. Announcing Rizzo broke the rule and all the way they did is more about public perception than actually how the game is supposed to be played. This rule (which seems to always go against the Cubs from every angle), along with the "sliding into second" rule is entirely a judgement call. In the age of robot umps that is coming, umpires will be reduced to only these judgement calls. The more MLB meddles with them, the more often they will be called, if for no other reason than to stay relevant.

 

Let them block the plate or don't let them block the plate, but if they are anywhere between the the player and home plate, they cannot be protected from contact. The runner should not have to make a crazy slide to a tiny corner of the plate avoiding the entire catcher to be called safe...

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'd still bet on Rizzo getting hit tonight, what managers say in public is not what they say in private

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Obviously I would have lost that bet.

 

I'm actually mostly annoyed at MLB right now. Announcing Rizzo broke the rule and all the way they did is more about public perception than actually how the game is supposed to be played. This rule (which seems to always go against the Cubs from every angle), along with the "sliding into second" rule is entirely a judgement call. In the age of robot umps that is coming, umpires will be reduced to only these judgement calls. The more MLB meddles with them, the more often they will be called, if for no other reason than to stay relevant.

 

Let them block the plate or don't let them block the plate, but if they are anywhere between the the player and home plate, they cannot be protected from contact. The runner should not have to make a crazy slide to a tiny corner of the plate avoiding the entire catcher to be called safe...

 

Rizzo broke the rule because his last step moved inside the baseline to ensure he made contact with Hedges. It didn't change the danger of the play and the outcome would have been pretty much the same had he kept his trajectory, so it was more a violation of the letter of the law. He didn't have to try to slide to the open part of the plate, and the slide itself wasn't dangerous or breaking the rule because his butt hit the ground prior to contact.